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Lecture Notes

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Lecture 1: Molecular Design and Synthesis of Biomaterials I: Biodegradable Solid Polymeric Materials (PDF - 1.6 MB)
  • Polyanhydride Deg Rates (XLS)

Lecture 2: Molecular Design and Synthesis of Biomaterials I: Biodegradable Materials (PDF)

  • Molecular Design and Synthesis of Biomaterials I: Biodegradable Solid Polymeric Materials (continued) (PDF)

Lecture 3: Degradable Materials with Biological Recognition (PDF - 1.5 MB)

Lecture 4: Degradable Materials with Biological Recognition (part II) (PDF)

Lecture 5: Controlled Release Devices (PDF)

Lecture 6: Programmed / Pulsed Drug Delivery and Drug Delivery in Tissue Engineering (PDF - 1.3 MB)

  • Biodegradable Polymers for Tissue Engineering (PDF)

Lecture 7: Hydrogel Biomaterials: Structure and Physical Chemistry (PDF - 1.4 MB)

  • Hydrogel Biomaterials: Structure and Physical Chemistry. (PDF)
  • Gel Swelling Calcs (XLS)

Lecture 8: Physical Hydrogels (PDF - 1.3 MB)

Lecture 9: Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels (PDF - 1.5 MB)

  • Brannon-Peppas Theory of Swelling in Ionic Hydrogels. (PDF)
  • Ionization Calcs (XLS)

Lecture 10: Bioengineering Applications of Hydrogels: Molecular Imprinting and Drug Delivery (PDF)

  • Hydrogels in Drug Delivery (PDF)

Lecture 11: Molecular Design and Synthesis of Biomaterials III: Inorganic Biomaterials (PDF - 2.2 MB)

Lecture 12: Organic Templating of Inorganic Materials and Bone Biomimesis (PDF - 2.4 MB)

Lecture 13: Molecular Devices (PDF - 1.3 MB)

  • Molecular Switches in the Cell: Fibronectin as a Mechanical Switch (Vogel, 2002) (PDF)

Lecture 14: Nano- and Micro-Particle Carriers (PDF)

  • PEGylated Surface Model (XLS)

Lecture 15: 'Stealth' Particles (PDF)

Lecture 16: Intracellular Drug Delivery (PDF)

Lecture 17: Drug Targeting (PDF)

Lecture 18: Biosensors (PDF)

Lecture 19: Biosensors (continued) (PDF - 2.3 MB)

Lecture 20: Cell- and Tissue-Based Biosensors (PDF - 1.3 MB)



Exam solutions: 1, 2